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24 Unexpectedly Awesome Reasons Why It’s GREAT To Be Blonde.

Fair, flaxen, golden, platinum, or ashy - you'd be hard-pressed to find someone who doesn't appreciate a good crop of blonde hair.

Here, we've compiled a list of 24 interesting tidbits and factoids about the fair-haired beauties of the world - and don't worry, we've left out all the typical blonde jokes. We're pretty sure it only takes one of them to screw in a lightbulb.

#1. The first blonde joke might have been over 250 years ago.

Catherine-Rosalie Gerard Duthé was a popular courtesan and stunning blonde. She was also made fun of by the nobility for taking long pauses when she spoke. In fact, a play was written about her silly mannerisms.

#2. Marie Curie was a blonde.

She was also the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, directly contradicting the "blondes aren't smart" stereotype. In fact, she was the only person - blonde, brunette, man, woman, or otherwise - to ever win a Nobel Prize in two sciences.

#3. Blonde waitresses get Paid with a capital P.

Though unfair, surveys have shown that waitresses with blonde hair get higher tips than their darker-haired counterparts. Somewhere in America, a brunette is in a walk-in cooler, cursing her blonde coworkers. It might be me.

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